Chapter 40 Being Pursued
[[T: i don't like this chapter, so it is not translated well]]
On the way, they encountered Hagrid and Ms. Maxim sitting side by side behind another intact bush. The bush itself was so thick that it could provide shelter for any couple in love at the school, but for the two of them, it was just like the back of a sofa.
Lockhart was naturally happy for his friend Hagrid, but at that moment Pandora beside him began to sob softly, so Lockhart had no choice but to take her to his nearby office to comfort her.
Pandora just cried and didn't say anything.
"Okay, okay, if you really want to, you can tell others you're my girlfriend, how about this semester?"
"No!" Pandora cried out.
"Then what do you want? I can't possibly accept such a young student as my girlfriend," Lockhart insisted.
Pandora suddenly lunged forward and hugged Lockhart. Caught off guard, Lockhart stepped back and sat down in his chair.
"I really like the professor, why can't he accept me? I'll grow up eventually."
"Then we'll talk about it when you're older," Lockhart said helplessly.
"Wait until I grow up? Then why did you kiss and hug me in the tent that day, Professor? Were you just toying with me or taking advantage of me?" Pandora said in shame and indignation.
"Um, I wasn't feeling well that day, and I couldn't control myself..."
"I don't care, I want to be the professor's woman now!" She kissed Lockhart passionately.
What?! Professor Lockhart, who has seen all the women in the world, was seduced?! How is that possible!
"Are you serious?"
"I'm serious!" The girl's expression was very earnest.
"Alright, alright," Lockhart said, completely exasperated. "I happen to need a girlfriend." He casually pulled out a ring, slipped it onto her finger, and said, "You'll be my girlfriend! Now you'll have to take responsibility for what you say…"
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"So, I guess I'm your girlfriend now?" After staring at the ring for a while, Pandora's almost inaudible voice came from her arms.
"Of course, from now on, you are Gilderoy Lockhart's little girlfriend." Lockhart paused, feeling a little unreal.
"Don't tell anyone, or my grandfather might be furious." Pandora wrapped her arms around Lockhart's neck. "He'll send you to Azkaban." Pandora looked at Lockhart expectantly. "I'll marry you after I graduate, okay?"
Of course, that would be perfect, exactly what Lockhart wanted, wouldn't it? We can talk about things in two years. If we haven't gotten tired of each other in two years, what's wrong with getting married?
"Okay, sweetheart, when you come of age, you will be my wife." Lockhart lowered his head and kissed Pandora in his arms.
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Lockhart felt like he had entered a new world—he could no longer look his female students in the eye; it turned out that female students could be girlfriends! No, he had to resign, otherwise one day he would lose his temper and be burned to ashes by an angry Dumbledore.
Lockhart was lost in thought, often spacing out in class. He was even afraid to let Hermione come to his office to help reply to fans' letters, fearing he might lose control and do something foolish.
Pandora Fudge, after going through "hardships" and finally getting close to her sweetheart and receiving his promise to marry her, exudes a dazzling charm. Now, the number of boys pursuing her could fill an entire magic history classroom.
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